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Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: Sara Mohr-Pietsch

11/02/2009

Sara Mohr-Pietsch

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Schubert, Chopin, Bach and Dvorak

With Sara Mohr-Pietsch. Including Monteverdi: Zefiro torna. Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, RV540. Schubert: Wiegenlied, D867. Chopin: Andante spianato; Grande Polonaise.

The complete Breakfast playlist is posted online after the programme has been broadcast.

7.03	

MONTEVERDI
Zefiro torna
Nigel Rogers, Ian Partridge, tenors
Musicians directed by Jürgen Jürgens
ARCHIVE 437075    T 5
	

7.09	

GRANADOS
The Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas Part 1
Jean-Francois Heisser, piano
APEX 69984   CD1  T4


7.16

TCHAIKOVSKY
Mazurka from swan lake
Royal Liverpool PO
Vasil Petrenko
AVIE 2139   T7


7.21

BEETHOVEN
Romance for violin and orchestra in G Op 40
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman
ARTE NOVA76994   T4


7.31

HOLST	
Mercury from The Planets
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal
Charles Dutoit
DECCA 417553   T3


7.36	

HAYDN
Sei nun gnadig from The Seasons
Sibylla Rubens, soprano
Andreas Karasiak, tenor
Stephan Macleod, bass
Gewandhaus Chamber Choir
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra
Morten-Schuldt-Jensen
NAXOS 557600   CD1   T6


7.41

VIVALDI
Concerto in D minor RV540
Massimo Paris, viola d’amore
Pepe Romero, guitar
I Musici
PHILIPS 434082   T10-12


7.55	

VERDI
Extract from the Aut-da-fe scene in Act 3
Chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent garden
Giulini
EMI 47701  CD2   T12


8.03

BERNSTEIN 
Candide Overture
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein
DG 469115   CD2   T1


8.08

SCHUBERT
Wiegenlied D867
Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo
Aribert Reimann, piano
DG 429766   T4


8.14

HANDEL
Organ Concerto in Bb Op 4/2
Simon Preston, organ
English Concert
Trevor Pinnock
ARCHIV 447300   T1-4


8.25	

Dave FRISHBERG
Peel me a grape
Blossom Dearie, singer and pianist
MASTERMIX CDCHE3   T10


8.31

CHOPIN
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise
Alexis Weissenberg, piano
Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
EMI 5009062	  CD1  T12-13	


9.45

BACH
Aria: Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo
Giuliano Carmignola, baroque violin
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Andrea Marcon, director
SONY 89924   T1


9.52

DOWLAND
The Most High and Mighty Christianus the 4th, King of Denmark, His Galliard
Matthew Wadsworth, lute
CHANNEL CLASSICS 25408   T15


9.56

DVORAK
Scherzo Capriccioso Op.66
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész, conductor
DECCA 425060   T4


9.29

WEIR
The Romance of Count Arnaldos from Songs from the Exotic
Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Iain Burnside, piano
SIGNUM 087   T5


8.34

DEBUSSY arr. Caplet
Claire de Lune
Philharmonia
Geoffrey Simon
CALA 1001   T5


9.29

MENDELSSOHN
Song Without Words (Spinning Song) op 67/4
Murray Perahia, piano
SONY 66511  T17


9.32	

SMETANA
Vltava from Ma Vlast
London Classical Players
Roger Norrington
VIRGIN 545301  T3


9.42	

RODGERS AND HART
The Lady is a Tramp
Ella Fitzgerald
POLYDOR 610   T1


9.45	

JC BACH
Overture to Lucio Sill
Hannover Band
Anthony Halstead
CPO 999753   T7-9


9.50	

ANDERSON
Buglers Holiday
BBC Concert Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin
NAXOS 8559313   T1


9.52	

GUERRERO
Trahe me post te, virgo maria
Choir of Westminster Cathedral
James O’Donnell
HYPERION 66910   T8

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With Sara Mohr-Pietsch . Music includes: 
7.00-8.30: Monteverdi Zefiro Torna Vivaldi Concerto in D minor, RV540 Schubert Wiegenlied , D867 
8.30-10.00: Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise 
Bach Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde (Cantata No83) Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso , Op 66

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker presents music by Vivaldi, Schubert, Haydn, M Haydn, Francaix and Hummel.

With Sarah Walker. Including Vivaldi: Concerto in E flat (La tempesta di mare). Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A flat. Haydn: Symphony No 12. Hummel: Te deum in D.

With Sarah Walker.

10.00am
Vivaldi: Concerto in E flat, Op 8 No 5 (La tempesta di mare, RV 253)
Jaap van Zweden (violin)
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam
Jan Willem de Vriend (director/violin)
SONY CLASSICAL SK 53265

10.10am
Schubert: Eight Variations on an Original Theme in A flat, D813
Paul Badura-Skoda, Jorg Demus (fortepiano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HM 2900 (2 LPs)

10.30am
Prince Paul Esterhazy: O, mors; Saule, Saule (Harmonia Caelestis, 1701)
Maria Zadori (soprano)
Gabor Kallay (tenor)
Jozsef Moldvay (bass)
Savaria Vocal Ensemble
Capella Savaria
Pal Nemeth (director/harpsichord)
HUNGAROTON HCD 31148-49 (2 CDs)

10.39am
Haydn: Symphony No 12 in E
Vienna State Academy Chamber Orchestra
Wilhelm Loibner (conductor)
LYRICHORD LL 36 (LP)

10.49am
Michael Haydn: Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo
Johannette Zomer (soprano)
Helena Rasker (alto)
Markus Schafer (tenor)
Klaus Mertens (bass)
Swiss Chamber Choir
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Christian Zacharias (conductor)
MD+G 340 1245-2

11.24am
Haydn: Baryton Trio in A minor, H XI 87
Esterhazy Baryton Trio
EMI CDM 7 69836 2

11.35am
Francaix: 11 Variations on a Theme of Haydn
Ichiro Noda (double bass)
Mainz Wind Ensemble
Klaus Rainer Scholl (conductor)
WERGO WER 60 143-50

11.46am
Hummel: Te deum in D
Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN 0712.

With Sarah Walker. 
Vivaldi Concerto in E flat, RV253 (La Tempesta diMare) Jaap van Zweden (violin), Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, director Jan Willem de Vriend 
10.10 Schubert Eight Variations on an original theme in A flat, D813 Paul Badura-Skoda and Jorg Demus (fortepiano, four hands) 
10.30 Prince Paul EsterhazyO , Mors; Saule, Saule (Harmonia Caelestis, 1701) Savaria Vocal Ensemble, Capella Savaria , director Pal Nemeth (harpsichord) 
10.39 Haydn Symphony No 12 in E Vienna State Academy CO, conductor Wilhelm Loibner 
10.49 Michael Haydn Missa pro Defuncto 
Archiepiscopo Sigismundo Johannette Zomer 
(soprano), Helena Rasker (mezzo), Markus Schafer (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Swiss Chamber Choir. Lausanne CO, conductor Christian Zacharias 
11.24 Haydn Baryton Trio in A minor, H XI 87 Esterhazy Baryton Trio 
11.35 Frangaix 11 Variations on a theme of Haydn Mainz Wind Ensemble, Ichiro Noda (double bass), conductor Klaus Rainer Scholl 
11.46 Hummel Te Deum in D 
Collegium Musicum 90, conductor Richard Hickox

Composer of the Week

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Composer of the Week: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Episode 3

Episode 3

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Episode 3

Donald Macleod talks to Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind the Diabelli Variations.

Donald Macleod talks to pianist and music scholar Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.

Donald Macleod explores Beethoven's last 12 years, focusing on a single work, the Diabelli Variations. He talks to pianist and music scholar Charles Rosen, who tells the story behind the piece.

33 Variations on a Waltz by A Diabelli, Op 120 (1819-23)
Charles Rosen (piano)
Carlton Classics 30367 00112 - Trs 1-34.

An exploration of the last 12 years of Beethoven's career

Composer of the Week: Beethoven

3/5. Donald Macleod looks at the Diabelli Variations. 33 Variations on a Waltz by A Diabelli, Op 120 Charles Rosen (piano)  Repeated at 10pm

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: City of London Festival 2008

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: City of London Festival 2008: Episode 10

Episode 10

City of London Festival 2008

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, City of London Festival 2008, Episode 10Close menu

The Pavel Haas Quartet and Ebene Quartet in works by Haydn and Mendelssohn.

Louise Fryer presents the Ebene Quartet in Haydn: String Quartet No 74, and in Mendelssohn: String Octet, with the Pavel Haas Quartet.

Louise Fryer presents a concert given as part of the 2008 City of London Festival by Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Pavel Haas Quartet, joined by former artists from the scheme the Ebene Quartet.

Haydn: String Quartet No 74 (The Rider)
Ebene Quartet

Mendelssohn: String Octet
Ebene Quartet and Pavel Haas Quartet.

Series of concerts given at the 2008 City of London arts festival

Series of concerts given at the 2008 City of London Festival, featuring past and present members of the Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme

Afternoon on 3

With Louise Fryer. 
Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
10/12. Another concert recorded at the 2008 City of London Festival. 
Ebene Quartet, Pavel Haas Quartet 
Haydn String Quartet in G minor, Op 74 No 3 (The Rider) Ebene Quartet Mendelssohn String Octet 
2.00 Ancient Greece 
Beethoven Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus French National Orchestra, conductor Kurt Masur Monteverdi Lasciatemi Morire (Ariadne's Lament) Olissipo Vocal Group, director Armando Possante Mozart Idomeneo : Ballet Music Polish Radio 
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Patrick Gallois 
Szymanowski Demeter Jadwiga Rappe (mezzo), Polish Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lukasz Borowicz 
Satie, arr Debussy/Lukasz Borowski Gymnopedies Polish RSO, conductor Lukasz 
Borowicz Haydn Cantata: Arianna a Naxos, H XXVIb 2 
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo), Charles Spencer (piano) Roussel Pan (Joueurs de Flute) 
Nikos Nikolopoulos (flute) Christos Sakellaridis (piano) 
Debussy Syrinx Nikos Nikolopoulos (flute) 
Nielsen Pan and Syrinx Danish National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Thomas Dausgaard 
Music from ancient Greece: Shannon Mercer (soprano), Lori Freedman (clarinets), Constantinople Ensemble Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus 
(excerpts) MDR Men's Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jun Markl

Afternoon Concert

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: Ancient Greece

Afternoon Concert: Ancient Greece: Episode 3

Ancient Greece

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Ancient Greece, Episode 3

Louise Fryer presents music by Beethoven, Monteverdi, Satie, Haydn, Roussel and Nielsen.

Louise Fryer presents music inspired by the stories of Pan and Syrinx, and Ariadne. With Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire (Ariadne's Lament), plus Nielsen: Pan and Syrinx.

Louise Fryer presents music inspired by ancient Greek myths, with a focus on stories of Pan and Syrinx, and Ariadne lamenting her abandonment by Theseus in music by Monteverdi and Haydn. Plus music based on the few fragments that survive from ancient Greece itself.

Beethoven: Overture (The Creatures of Prometheus)
French National Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)

Monteverdi: Lasciatemi morire (Ariadne's Lament)
Olissipo Vocal Group
Armando Possante (director)

Mozart: Idomeneo - Ballet Music, K367
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Patrick Gallois (conductor)

Szymanowski: Demeter
Jadwiga Rappe (contralto)
Polish Radio Chorus
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)

Satie: Gymnopedies (arr. for orchestra - Nos 1, 3 by Debussy; No 2 by Lukasz Borowski)
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Lukasz Borowicz (conductor)

Haydn: Arianna a Naxos
Vesselina Kasarova (mezzo-soprano)
Charles Spencer (piano)

Roussel: Pan (Joueurs de flute)
Debussy: Syrinx
Nikos Nikolopoulos (flute)
Christos Sakellaridis (piano)

Nielsen: Pan and Syrinx
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

Music from ancient Greece
Shannon Mercer (soprano)
Lori Freedman (clarinets)
Constantinople ensemble

Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus (highlights)
MDR Men's Chorus
MDR Symphony Orchestra
Jun Markl (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Ancient Greece

Louise Fryer presents music inspired by ancient Greece, focusing on Theseus and Ariadne

Louise Fryer presents music inspired by ancient Greece, with a special focus on the stories of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur

Choral Evensong

Sung choral evening services from around the country

Choral Evensong: 11/02/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Choral Evensong, 11/02/2009

From Chester Cathedral.

Introit: Zum Abendsegen (Mendelssohn)
Responses: Reading
Psalms: 59, 60, 61 (Cook, Kelway, Fisher)
First Lesson: Isaiah 58 vv6-14
Office Hymn: Round me falls the night (Arnstadt)
Canticles: Walmisley in B flat
Second Lesson: Matthew 25 vv31-46
Anthem: Geistliches Lied (Brahms)
Final Hymn: Jesu, lover of my soul (Aberystwyth)
Organ Voluntary: Sonata No 1 in C minor (Rheinberger)

Assistant director of music: Ian Roberts
Director of music: Philip Rushforth.

From Chester Cathedral. Introit: Zum 
Abendsegen (Mendelssohn). Responses: Reading. Psalms 59, 60, 61 (Cook, Kelway, 
Fisher). First Lesson: Isaiah 58, w6-14. Office Hymn: Round Me Falls the Night (Arnstadt). Canticles: Walmisley in B flat. Second Lesson: Matthew 25, w31-46. Anthem: Geistliches Lied (Brahms). Final Hymn: Jesu, Lover of My Soul (Aberystwyth). Organ Voluntary: Sonata No 1 in C minor (Rheinberger). Director of music Philip Rushforth. Assistant director of music Ian Roberts. Rptd on Sunday at 4pm

In Tune

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians. If it's happening in the world of music, you'll hear it first on In Tune.

In Tune: In Tune

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, In Tune

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With the Academy of Ancient Music and the Chelsea Opera Group.

Sean Rafferty introduces Academy of Ancient Music violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk, soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and Chelsea Opera Group soprano Nelly Miricioiu singing in the studio.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Ahead of their Wigmore Hall recital, Academy of Ancient Music violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk and soprano Elin Manahan Thomas perform in the studio. The concert continues the Academy of Ancient Music's tour of Vivaldi's Four Seasons and baroque arias inspired by the forces of nature.

Soprano Nelly Miricioiu of the Chelsea Opera Group joins Sean in the studio to give listeners a preview and talk about their performance of Francesco Cilea's opera Adriana Lecouvreur at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall.

17:03
CILEA
Adriana Lecouvreur 
Dora Carra (La Jouvenot),
Giulio Fioravanti (Michonnet) 
Orchestra of Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 
Franco Capuana (conductor)
DECCA 430 2562 
trs 1-2  

17.05
TAILLEFERRE 
Partita for Piano (3rd Movt Allegro)
Cristina Ariagno (piano)
BRILLIANT CLASSICS 9012 
CD1 Tr 27  
03’31
	
17.09
BRIDGE 
Threads (Waltz)
Britten Sinfonia, 
Nicholas Cleobury 
CONIFER CLASSICS 75605 513272
 tr12 		 
04’30”

17.20
VIVALDI
Cantata ‘Lungi dal vago volto’ RV680  2nd recit 05'22”
(second recit. plus aria) 
Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Giulia Nuti (harpsichord)
5’13

17.31
PURCELL 
The Fairy Queen (“O let me ever, ever weep, my eyes no more shall welcome sleep”
The Plaint -Act V  ) 
Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Giulia Nuti (harpsichord)
6’10
	
. 		 
17.39 	
VERDI 
I Vespri siciliani (Le Quattro Stagioni - L’Autunno) 
The Cleveland Orchestra, 
Lorin Maazel (conductor) 
DECCA 425 052 2
 tr 12 
09’16” 


17.48
HAYDN 
Fantasia in C Hov XV11: 4		 
Alfred Brendel (piano)
PHILIPS 416 6432 
CD2 tr 9  
5.35”

17.53
SCHUBERT  
Nachtviolen D752
Felicity Lott (soprano)
Graham Johnson (piano)	
HYPERION CDJ 33019	
TR.1			
3’21

18.03
HANDEL 
Acis & Galatea (Sinfonia) 		 
Dunedin Consort & Players, John Butt (conductor)  
LINN CKD 319 
CD1 tr 1  
03’11”

18:08
CILEA 
Andriana Lecouvreur 
(Lo son l’umile ancella - Act 1)
Renata Tebaldi (Adriana),  
Giulio Fioravanti (Michonnet – Stage Manager)
Franco Ricciardi (The Abbé)
Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma
Franco Capuano (conductor) 
DECCA 430 256-2 CD1 tr 4  (fade out earlier maybe) 
07’29”

18.19
CILEA 
Andriana Lecouvreur 		
(Lo son l’umile ancella - Act 1)	
Orchestra Sinfonica dell’E.I.A.R, Ugo Tansini (conductor)
(recorded  Turin 1940)
WARNER FONIT 8573 882762 tr12 		
01’00

18.24
CILEA 		
Adriana Lecouvreur (La dolcissima effigie - Act I)
Mario del Monaco (Maurizio), 
Renata Tebaldi (Adriana)
Orchestra of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma, 
Franco Capuano (conductor)  
DECCA 430 256-2 
CD1 tr 6 
2’01

18.29
LIVE 
CILEA 
Andriana Lecouvreur 
(extract from Act 4)       	
Nelly Miricioiu (Adriana), 
Margaret Marinkovic (piano)
2’45

18.33
FAURÉ 
Masques et Bergamasques 		
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
DG 449 186 2
 trs 10-13  
14’22”

18.49
BACH 
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring (arr.Myra Hess)
Leon Fleisher (piano)
VANGUARD CLASSICS ATM CD1551		
3’43 

18.53
BOCCHERINI 
String Sextet in F Minor (No.4 finale) 	
Europa Galante, 
Fabio Biondi 
VIRGIN 2121492 tr 8 
05’49”

Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: Imogen Cooper/Britten Sinfonia

Imogen Cooper/Britten Sinfonia

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, Imogen Cooper/Britten Sinfonia

The Britten Sinfonia perform Beethoven, with pianist Imogen Cooper, plus Webern and Haydn.

The Britten Sinfonia in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3, directed by Imogen Cooper (piano), and Webern's Five Movements for string orchestra and Haydn's Symphony No 88.

Presented by Catherine Bott.

Known for her subtle and unflashy playing, driven by a strong technique and a sense of artistry, pianist Imogen Cooper continues her ongoing relationship with the Britten Sinfonia as she directs them as well being soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3.

Britten Sinfonia leader Jacqueline Shave directs the orchestra in the other works on the programme: Webern's Five Movements for string orchestra, which was written in 1909, and Haydn's exuberant 88th Symphony.

Britten Sinfonia
Imogen Cooper (piano/director)
Jacqueline Shave (leader/director)

Webern: Five Movements
Haydn: Symphony No 88 in G
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor

Followed by a celebration of the work of the late conductor Richard Hickox:

Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins (clarinet)
City of London Sinfonia
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Stanford: Songs of the Sea op.91
Gerald Finley (baritone)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Richard Hickox (conductor)

Pianist Imogen Cooper directsthe Britten 
Sinfonia in Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto. Presented by Catherine Bott. 
Webern Five Movements for strings, Op 5 Haydn Symphony No 88 in G 
Britten Sinfonia, director Jacqueline Shave Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor 
Britten Sinfonia , director Imogen Cooper (piano) Followed by a performance by Richard Hickox : Finzi Clarinet Concerto Michael Collins , City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard Hickox

Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Over 350 editions available in the archive.

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

Night Waves: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, Abraham Lincoln

Anne McElvoy reassesses the legacy of Abraham Lincoln 200 years after his birth.

Anne McElvoy reassesses the legacy of Abraham Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth, discussing what his ambivalent attitudes to African-American meant for his generation.

Anne McElvoy reassesses the legacy of Abraham Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Although America's new president, Barack Obama, has made much of his own admiration for his predecessor, a new generation of historians has been re-examining the question of Lincoln's relationship to race and slavery.

He issued the Emancipation Proclamation and supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery, but he also harboured grave doubts about the intellectual capacity of African-Americans and favoured the voluntary 'colonisation' of freed slaves to Africa and the Caribbean. Anne and her guests discuss what Lincoln's ambivalent attitudes meant for his generation and whether they have echoed down through generations of American society.

Anne McElvoy reassesses the legacy of Abraham Lincoln , born 200 years ago. Producer Allegra Mcllroy

Composer Of the Week

The Essay

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Darwin's Children

The Essay: Darwin's Children: Episode 3

Darwin's Children

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Darwin's Children, Episode 3

Douglas Davies charts the birth of anthropology and the idea of an evolution of religion.

Prof Douglas Davies charts the birth of anthropology and the idea of an evolution of religion. Could the idea of a god be an evolutionary adaptation?

Writers explore some of the diverse fields to which Darwin's theories have been applied. Prof Douglas Davies charts the birth of anthropology and the idea of an evolution of religion. Darwin's book On the Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals exposed human culture and even society itself to the brutal randomness of natural selection. Could the idea of a god be an evolutionary adaptation?

Writers examine some of the various fields in which Darwin's theories have been used

Series in which writers examine some of the various fields in which Darwin's theories have been used

Darwin's Children 
3/5. Professor Douglas Davies asks whether the idea of a god could be an evolutionary adaptation.

Late Junction

Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners

Late Junction: Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, Fiona Talkington

Fiona Talkington's varied musical mix includes Inuit wedding music and songs from Georgia.

Fiona Talkington presents Inuit wedding music, songs from Georgia, the music of the Loita Masai from the Kenyan/Tanzanian border and a tribute to Swedish accordionist Lars Hollmer.

Fiona Talkington presents a varied mix of music, including Inuit wedding music and wedding songs from Georgia, plus the music of the Loita Masai community from the Kenyan Tanzanian border and a tribute to Swedish accordionist Lars Hollmer.

Track List:

23:15
Accordion Tribe: Sudaf (Hollmer)
Album: Sea of Reeds
Intuition Music INT 3327 2

23:19
Sainkho: Inuit wedding
Album: Naked Spirit
Amiata Records ARNR 2298

(Segue)

23:23
Bill Bruford & Patrick Moraz: Blue Brains
Album: The Winterfold Collection 1978-86
Winterfold Records  BBWF010CD

23:29
Ry-Co Jazz: Histoire d’amour
Album: Bon Voyage!!
Retro Afric RETRO22CD

(Segue)

23:36
Ane Brun: Changing of the Seasons
Album: Changing of the Seasons
DetErMine DEMCD 10

23:41
Messiaen: Les Offrandes Oublieés
Performed By Benjamin Frith
Album: Messiaen – Chamber Works
Chandos CHAN10480

23:50
Kim André Rysstad: Soldaten
Album: Tak Hardt Uti Hand
Etnisk Musikklubb  EM32

(Segue)

23:53
In the Country: Ashes to Ashes
Album: Money Will Ruin Everything Volume 2
Rune Grammofon RCD 2072

23:59
Bahauddin Dagar & Ravishankar Upadhay: Dhrupad Composition in Chautaal
Album: Bahauddin Dagar live from Darbar Festival
Sense World 093

00:16
Kesane Quartet: Vazhao 
Album: Songs of Survival Traditional Music of Georgia 
Topic TSCD 935

(Segue)

00:18
Zedashe Ensemble: Makrull (Best man’s song from east Georgia)
Album: Songs of Survival Traditional Music of Georgia 
Topic TSCD 935

(Segue)

00:20
Georgian Voices: Makrull
Album: Songs of Survival Traditional Music of Georgia 
Topic TSCD 935

00:23
Deathprod: A Dream for Ted Greene [ Helge Sten]
Album: Money Will Ruin Everything Volume 2
Rune Grammofon RCD 2072

(Segue)

00:26
Susanna: Goodbye
Album: Money Will Ruin Everything Volume 2
Rune Grammofon RCD 2072

(Segue)

00:30
Jan Garbarek & Hilliard Ensemble: O Salutaris Hostia (Pierre de la Rue)
Album: Officium
ECM New Series 445369 2

00:35
J.H. Kapsberger: Toccata Arpeggiata
Performed By Paul O’Dette
Album: J.H. Kapsberger Lute Works ‘Il Tedesco della Tiorba’
Harmonia Mundi HMG 507020

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00:38
J.H. Kapsberger: Kapsberger
Performed By Paul O’Dette
Album: J.H. Kapsberger Lute Works ‘Il Tedesco della Tiorba’
Harmonia Mundi HMG 507020

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00:41
Kim André Rysstad: Tak Hardt Uti Hand
Album: Tak Hardt Uti Hand
Etnisk Musikklubb  EM32

00:48
Nathan Riki Thomson: Shikamoo Zawose
Album: Under Ubi’s tree
Naim Label NaimCD114

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00:52
The Masai
Album: Disappearing World
Saydisc CD SDL 376

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00:57
Dedoplis Maqrouli of Gouria: Bridal Hymn in Honour of The Young Bride Compared to a Queen
Album: Georgia - Work and Religious Songs
Ocora 559062

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Fiona Talkington pays tribute to Swedish accordionist Lars Hollmer.

Through the Night

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night: 12/02/2009

12/02/2009

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, 12/02/2009

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Evanghelatos, Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Sibelius

Jonathan Swain presents music, including Evanghelatos, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Bach, Glick, Gorecki, Vivaldi, Boccherini, Peterson Berger, Strauss, Grainger and Sibelius.

With Jonathan Swain.

1.00am
Evanghelatos, Antiochos (1903-1981): Coasts and Mountains of Attica
National Symphony Orchestra of Greek Radio
Andreas Pylarinos (conductor)

1.14am
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827): Concerto in D for violin and orchestra, Op 61
Simos Papanos (violin)
National Symphony Orchestra of Greek Radio
Vladimiros Symeonidis (conductor)

1.58am
Mantzaros, Nikolaos (1795-1872): Sinfonia di genere orientale in A minor
National Symphony Orchestra of Greek Radio
Andreas Pylarinos (conductor)

2.08am
Rachmaninov, Sergey (1873-1943): Two Pieces for cello and piano, Op 2
Monika Leskovar (cello)
Ivana Svarc-Grenda (piano)

2.17am
Godzinsky, Franciszek de (1878-1954): Valse orientale
Arto Satukangas (piano)

2.22am
Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953): Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 44
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
Georgi Dimitrov (conductor)

3.00am
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Suite No 1 in C, BWV1066
Musica Antiqua Koln
Reinhard Goebel (conductor)

3.27am
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847): Sonata in D, Op 65 No 5
Erwin Wiersinga (organ)

3.36am
Glick, Srul Irving (1934-2002): Suite Hebraique No 5
Suzanne Shulman (flute)
James Campbell (clarinet)
Andrew Dawes (violin)
Daniel Domb (cello)

3.52am
Gorecki, Henryk (b.1933): Three Dances for Orchestra
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Wojciech Michniewski (conductor)

4.07am
Chopin, Fryderyk (1810-1849): Mazurka No 25 in B minor, Op 33
Roland Pontinen (piano)

4.13am
Lisinski, Vatroslav (1819-1854): Three Mazurkas
Zagreb Woodwind Trio

4.19am
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Concerto da camera in C, RV88
Camerata Koln

4.27am
Boccherini, Luigi (1743-1805): Cello Concerto No 4 in C, G481
Monika Leskovar (cello)
Varazdin Chamber Orchestra
David Geringas (conductor)

4.45am
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868): Sonata No 5 in E flat for strings
Camerata Bern

5.00am
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893): Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker)
Slovenian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
Marko Munih (conductor)

5.08am
Finzi, Gerald (1901-1956): White-Flowering Days for chorus, Op 37
BBC Singers
Bo Holten (conductor)

5.12am
Mertz, Johann Kaspar (1806-1856): Hungarian Fatherland Flowers
Laszlo Szendry-Karper (guitar)

5.21am
Alfven, Hugo (1872-1960): En bat med blommer (A boat with flowers), Op 44
Peter Mattei (baritone)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)

5.32am
Peterson-Berger, Wilhelm (1867-1942): Frosoblomster for Piano, Book 2
Johan Ullen (piano)

5.56am
Strauss, Richard (1864-1949): Grand Suite (Der Rosenkavalier)
Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec
Franz-Paul Decker (conductor)

6.19am
Grainger, Percy (1882-1961): Ramble on the Last Love Duet in Richard Strauss's Opera Der Rosenkavalier
Dennis Hennig (piano)

6.27am
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957): Svarta rosor (Black Rose); Sav, sav, susa (Sigh, sedges, sigh); Klickan kom ifran sin als klings mote (The Maiden's tryst); Varen flyktar hastigt (Spring is flying)
Jard van Nes (mezzo-soprano)
Gerard van Blerk (piano)

6.37am
Langgaard, Rued (1883-1952): Three Rose Garden Songs
Danish National Radio Choir
Kaare Hansen (conductor)

6.48am
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828): Heidenroslein, D257
Christoph Pregardien (tenor)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano)

6.50am
Strauss, Johann II (1825-1899): Rosen aus dem Suden, Op 388
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Roman Zeilinger (conductor).

With Jonathan Swain. 
Evanghelatos Coasts and Mountains of Attica Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Mantzaros Sinfonia di Genere Orientale in  A minor 2.08 Rachmaninov Two Pieces, Op 2 2J7 Godzinsky Valse Orientate 2.22 Prokofiev Symphony No 3 
3.00 Bach Suite No I in C, BWV1066 3.27 Mendelssohn Sonata in D, Op 65 No 5 3.36 Glick Suite Hébraïque No 5 
3.52 Henryk Gorecki Three Dances for orchestra 4D7 Chopin Mazurka No 25 in B minor, Op 33 No 4 4.13 Lisinski Three Mazurkas 4.19 Vivaldi Concerto da Camera in C, RV88 
4.27 Boccherlni Cello Concerto No 4 in C, G4814A5 Rossini String Sonata No 5 in E flat 5.00 Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker) 5.08 Finzi White-Flowering Days, Op375.12 Mertz Hungarian Fatherland Flowers 5.21 Alfven En bat med blommer, Op 44 5.32 Peterson-Berqer 
Frösöblomster, Book 2 5.56 Strauss Grand Suite: Der 
Rosenkavalier 6.19 Grainger Ramble on the last love duet in Richard Strauss 's opera Der Rosenkavalier 6.27 Sibelius Svarta rosor; Sav, sav, susa; Klickan kom fran sin alsklings mote; Varen flyktar hastigt 6.37 Langgaard Three Rose Garden Songs 6.48 Schubert Heidenrös/ein, D257 
6.50 J Strauss (son) Waltz: Rosen aus den Suden, Op 388

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